By Archibong Jeremiah Dr. Mike Ushie, Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Chairman has urged Cross Riverians not to take to social media and criticize his commission. He made the call Wednesday while meeting with party leaders where he issued the 2019 Local Government Election Guidelines and Timetable in the commission. Ushie went on
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) released guidelines and timetable for the conduct of Local Government Council elections in Cross River State. The 35 page document was published yesterday (Wednesday) and issued (hard-copy) by the Commission. See guidelines and timetable below.
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has sent a list of 36 Commissioner nominees to the State Assembly. The list which was made available to our newsroom by the Press Secretary of the Speaker, Mr. Hope Obeten cuts across the 18 LGA of the State but in no particular order.
By Patrick Obia “Perhaps my State (Cross River) and others can replicate this. “This is an investment in the State’s future”. That’s the assertion of the Executive Secretary, Budget Transparency and Accountability Network (BITAN) Mr. Eworo Kingsley in reaction to the proposed 2020 budget of Kaduna State via twitter. See twit below. Perhaps my state
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has bowed to pressure as he swears in Justice Akon Ikpeme as the acting Chief Judge of the State. The Governor had recently clashed with the judiciary in attempt to swear in Justice Eneji. See pictures below;
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has yielded and makes u-turn as he will swear in Justice Akon Ikpeme as acting Chief Judge of the State High Court. The Governor and the State judiciary had clashed over who succeeds Justice Mike Edem (rtd). Justice Akon according to judicial stakeholders is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Politics and ethnic considerations have crept into the appointment of a new Chief Judge of Cross River State, with the development pitting the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, against the judicial arm of Government in the State. At issue is the Governor Ayade’s decision to bypass the most senior judge and appoint
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, have been rated as drop outs in PDP Vanguard latest CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) Governors performance ranking. The ranking which saw Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara